Maintenance & Training

Baines Simmons has entered into a safety training partnership with the Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) in Bahrain to deliver specialist training and consulting services in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.
Maintenance & Training

A boost to employment in the aerospace industry in the UAE could be a direct result of a new link between Abu Dhabi and Malaysia.
Maintenance & Training

More than 500 Etihad Airways staff came together at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi for the airline's 2011 global staff conference
Maintenance & Training

Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Technic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, is hoping to be a “world class MRO provider” with the completion of its new facility at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Pilot training for the Challenger 605 aircraft will become easier next year when Middle East pilots can go to Europe rather than the USA for ongoing simulator work
Maintenance & Training

Piper Aircraft has delivered 14 new aircraft to the Qatar Aeronautical College. The fleet sale consists of four Piper Seneca Vs and 10 Piper Archer IIIs.
Aerospace

Working professionals or students who are looking for a career in aviation are invited to attend Open Day at Emirates Aviation College (Building B) on Saturday, 5th February 2011 from 0900 to 1630.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates has appointed a new sales manager in Basra in preparation for the airline's inaugural flight next week (Feb 2).
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has appointed Magdi Labib as Country Manager for Egypt, with responsibility for Etihad commercial operations throughout the country.
Maintenance & Training

Safi Airways, Afghanistan's leading international airline, today announced the appointment of a new senior management team.
Maintenance & Training

Global component service provider Avtrade, which has offices in Dubai and has partnered with Arabian Jets in Saudi Arabia, has restructured its management team
Maintenance & Training

Kurt Hofmann
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jordan Airline Training and Simulation (JATS) has stepped up its simulator services with the introduction of Embraer 170/190 and Boeing 737 and 767 simulators.
Maintenance & Training

Major FBO operator and flight support business, Signature Flight Support has promoted Joe Gibney to vice president and managing director of its Europe Middle East and African activities.
Maintenance & Training

Ayla Aviation Academy, in collaboration with Experience It INC Canada and Origin Group Bahrain, will be holding a three day workshop on “Leadership In A Complex Environment” on February 20-22-2011 at The Radisson Blu Tala Bay Resort Aqaba, Jordan.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has appointed Jumana Jihad Amleh as the airline's new Country Manager for Jordan.
Maintenance & Training

Spatial Composite Solutions, the Dubai based manufacturer of crew training devices for the civil aviation industry, has been awarded a contract to design, build and install an Airbus A320 Cabin Service Trainer at Virgin America's headquarters in Burlingame, California.
Maintenance & Training

ABS Jets has appointed Antonia Tomkova to the role of commercial director. The appointment commences with immediate effect. Previously Antonia was in the role of Head of Marketing & PR at ABS Jets.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has appointed Richard Hodges as Chief Officer, Hotels and Catering.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad has appointed Gordon Penfold as Senior Vice President, Information Technology (IT).
Maintenance & Training

Barloworld Logistics has appointed a new sales director for the Middle East
Maintenance & Training

Air China and CFM International reached an agreement to establish an MRO under a 60/40 joint venture following three years of negotiations. The two companies received Chinese government approval, and will now form Sichuan Services Aero Engines Maintenance Co. in Chengdu, China. Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey signed an exclusive agreement with Air Mauritius covering MRO of the carrier's fleet of PW127 engines powering its ATR aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Gulf Air and Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), the Kingdom's only approved aviation training provider in the region, have signed a comprehensive training agreement marking a major milestone in the cooperation between the two subsidiaries of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company.
Maintenance & Training

Yassine Herraz, Maintenance Planning & Packaging Manager, at Royal Air Maroc has been awarded a bursary by aircraft spares support specialist A J Walter Aviation for the MSc Aircraft Maintenance Management degree course sponsored by the company and organised by City University, London.
Maintenance & Training

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority (GACA) has approved to level D, the Dassault 7X flight simulator operated by FlightSafety in Dallas, Texas.
Maintenance & Training